Page 129 of Never Left You
“One hundred percent.” I smiled, watching as Lachlan signed the new deed, handing the pen over to Rhett. “Just make sure it says I get the stables. I want a fancy sign.”
“There she is.” Lachlan shook his head, placing his hands on his hips, a smile growing on his grim façade.
“What do I get?” Wyatt asked, taking the pen from Rhett.
“You get to keep the apartment above the bunk houses and have no real responsibility when it comes to Hartwell Hills,” Lachlan grumbled.
“Deal.” Wyatt slashed the line on his double T name and handed me the pen.
I leaned down and signed, dropping the pen on the deed the moment my name was done. God this felt good. Relief in pen form. “What should we name the stables?”
“How about ‘the stables?’” Lachlan quipped.
“No…we have to find a name because I want a sign.” I glared at my cousin. “Oh, and whoever you hire to do the numbers…I’ll train them.”
“You better.” He patted my shoulder. “Happy for you, Abi.”
I gave him a smirk, watching as all the men excluding my dad left the office, leaving me and Leo Hartwell alone.
“Are you sure you’re okay with five percent?”
“Dad.” I cocked my head to him, a twitch at my lips.
“One hundred percent.” He parroted me from earlier.
“I do have a question for you though?” I inhaled, clasping my hands together.
He raised an eyebrow.
“Cash. I um…well…” I chewed the inside of my lip. “He’s going to move here. With me. And Stet.”
He smiled, his eyes beaming. “Your mother and I are going to build a house next year, by the lake.”
I smiled. “She would like that.”
He nodded. “She’s always wanted a house out there. Plus, this place is too big for us. It belongs to a family.”
A family…
“Well, a family may not be in our future…but…with Stetson we are one.”
“If you look at the deed, we switched the house to your name and eventually…Cash’s? I expect the house will be in good hands, but Abi…” He sighed, standing up and leaning his hands on his desk. “This house has always been the gathering place for the ranch hands in the morning. Even before you were born—”
“I know. I know. I said all I want in my name is the stables, but I’ll be happy to keep my morning routine the same. Just add another person in the mix.”
“He’s a good man.” He hummed.
I blushed. “I know.” I walked over and gave my dad a hug, holding him tight. “Thank you, Daddy.”
He kissed the crown of my head before letting me go, giving me one last smile before returning to the newly signed deed.
I left his office, a warm feeling building in my chest, only growing when I pulled out my phone from my pocket, instantly texting Cash.
Me
I own five percent, two hundred and fifty acres…the land the stables sit on.
He responded right away. Not even giving those dots a second to live.
